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  • Work set to start on £5m Stourbridge college revamp

    WORK is set to start on refurbishing the Stourbridge campus of Birmingham Metropolitan College in Hagley Road which is expected to cost within the region of £5million.The front of the existing 60-year-old building, which houses the reception area

  • MP shoots down airport tourism proposal

    SOUTH Staffordshire MP Gavin Williamson has branded a proposal to promote tourism by using 16-seater planes to fly wealthy visitors into Halfpenny Green Airport as completely bonkers.Representatives on the Airport's Consultative Committee had suggested

  • Legion fundraisers celebrate St George's Day

    QUARRY Bank Royal British Legion volunteers have been out in force selling button hole roses for St George's Day to help raise cash to support the armed forces.Branch members have been selling the red roses for £1, along with handmade lavender

  • DK's search for elusive win goes to final game

    RELEGATED Dudley Kingswinford will look to avoid the unwanted tag of going a whole season without a win when they take on Leicester Lions this Saturday.They will welcome Leicester to Heathbrook for the final game of a disastrous campaign that has seen

  • Quarry Bank theatre to host Evening With Fawlty Towers

    ICONIC British comedy Fawlty Towers is being tackled by The Mayhem Theatre Company in Quarry Bank. The trials and tribulations of hotel owner Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, were wildly popular when first aired on BBC in the 1970s and the sitcom

  • Brierley Hill gears up for St George's Day fun

    BRIERLEY Hill will be bustling with activity this Saturday (April 26) when the town hosts the borough’s official St George’s Day celebrations. Dignitaries including the Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley, Councillor Alan Finch and his wife Heather, will

  • HAPPY DAYS: A NEW MUSICAL - Theatre Review

    HAPPY DAYS: A NEW MUSICAL AT THE BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME Theatre Run: Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 April 2014 Performance Reviewed: Tuesday 22 April 2014 (Press Night) Reviewed by Kyle Pedley Happy Days is something of an oddity to review